The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-13
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.

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THE SENATORIAL FIGHT
Gray Working Hard to Defeat the Nominal
ton of Mcdonald.
The Democratic senatorial caucus will be held
to- night in the Senate chamber, but the opinion
prevails that it will take several nights of wran-
Cling before any one is named. If there was
any change in the situation yesterday or last
night it was in favor of Judge Turpie. He is
not an avowed candidate as yet, but it is
understood he has consented to allow
his name to 60 before the caucus, with
the understanding that his friends are to
DO charged with the act His strength
is coming from the Gray men. who are working
unscrupulously to defeat Mcdonald. With them
it is any one rather than the ''old fossilized
politician" they style him, and in Turpie
they the most available man. Within the
last two days many petitions have come in to
the Gray men from all sections of the State,
asking that in Gray cannot be made the
nominee Turpie should be chosen and these
petitions have greatly strengthened the courage
of the few supporters Turpie had when his
name was first mentioned.
us there any possibility of Gray yet re-enter-
ing the race?" was asked leading supporter Of
the Governor last night.
There is no possibility was the answer,
he is out of the race. and out to stay. He still
believes that there will be no election, and he
has freed himself from all entanelements in or
der that he may 60 into the next race unham-
pered. His ambition is to be United Senator,
and he knows that it he does the right thing this
time he will have sure thing of it two years
from now in there is no election, or in four
years, when. it lie believed Voorhees, will step
down and out. Gray is young yet, and he is
willing to wait"
Whether or not Gray is doing the fair thing
was being discussed by Mcdonald supporters
about the hotels last night They do not con-
slider it the proper thing for him to come ont and
personally work against any other candidate,
and that was what he was doing last night, and
has been doing ever since ne announced his
withdrawal. He was about the hotels last night,
and was using all the argument he could com
mand against the nomination of Mcdonald.
His action created some INDIGNATION and
not few who have heretofore looked upon him
with small degree of favor were free to express
| their disgust at the course he is pursuing, and
| threaten to treasure up their wrath for use on
| the day Of judgment in his Gray himself
| expresses no preference among candidates. out
side of Mcdonald, but his demand is for IN an
| who represents the young Democracy and who
4 is good organizer" He takes no stock in the
! 'old-style' Democracy, of which he has much to
y,
| a new breed, for which he is having much
| trouble in finding a competent represen tative.
While the strength of his forces has gone tc
Turpie, he expresses no preference for the
Judge himself, but it is understood that there
| is some sort of understanding between them
that leads him to secretly indorse his candi
dacy.
Although Turpies chances havo been strength
ened, and Holman has considerable following
| Mcdonald is still in the lead. His support II
considerably stronger than that of any Of the
| other asprants, yet not half dozen Democrat
could be found last night, outside of his support
ers, who believed that he would be nominated
Even some of the Senators who are doing al
they can for him have little faith in being sue
cessful. One of them remarked to a Journal re
porter last NIGHT: "A1cDonald is tn
choice Of the Democrats of the State. bu
am afraid that we can't pull him through
There is faction in the party composed of mel
who do not like Mcdonald and who will leav
nothing undone to defeat him. The men VIII
are opposing him are INSCRIPTIONS. and in &C
complishing their designs will stoop to thing
; that Mcdonald will not, and will not allow hi
supporters to engage in. There isn't an intelil
gent Democrat who will not admit that Melon
add is the best-qualfied man for the Office"
Holman still reclines in big armchair, i
Room As, at the Grand Hotel. and is serene,
not sanguine. His door stands ajar. and all VIII
| desire to enter are welcome and are always gis
en- = hearty reception. He will not return HON
| until after the nomination is made. When h
. | came 10 the city one week ago. IN response TO
telegram from his friend, DIR. W. D. II. Hunter
he found but few members who were willing {
come out and pledge him their support. bnt hi
|, | friends say he has made a very favorable i'm
! preston all the members who have met hr
and they have all been enticed up-and ha
I organized a very formidable opposition to tn
leading candidates. There is question bu
what he is much more of a senatorial quantit
than he was when he came
. Tho labor organizations, through their appoin
ed committees, are still urging the claims of B,
num- bat he has Developed no strength worth
of mention. and. it is said his name viii not
presented to the caucus tonight. The reDr
sentatives of the labor organizations are attemp
ing to use argument for Bynnm to the effect tn;
he is the only man who can be elected, but a
! such talk is hooted at by the party leaders, an
some of them have been indiscreet enough to sa
that they got all the service out of the labor o
, CARNATIONS they wanted at the election, az
want no advice from them now.
Last Nfrht,s Dem ocratic Caucus.